title: u-MCHC: a predictive framework for ubiquitous management of exacerbations in chronic diseases.
abstract: Exacerbations are crucial events in chronic diseases that require continuous management. Knowledge of the exacerbation risk enhances patient's quality of life and enables self-management and self-organizing of unscheduled doctor visits and/or hospitalization. This paper proposes a new framework for ubiquitous management of chronic diseases named u-MCHC. The proposed framework incorporates monitoring, decision-making, notification and management processes in order to deliver personalized therapeutical options and services. The delivery of services is realized by means of Next Generation Service Delivery Platform (NG-SDP). A prototype implementation of u-MCHC and its performance is demonstrated in a real world case for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
authors.forename: Foteini Gr
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Andriopoulou
authors.forename: Konstantinos D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Birkos
authors.forename: Dimitrios K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lymberopoulos
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003657:Decision Making; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*